# Best self-hosted Blogging Platforms apps

> Publishing platforms for blogs, newsletters and personal sites. Run your own writing home with full ownership of your content and audience. The most popular self-hosted blogging platforms apps on GitHub are Ghost, WriteFreely and Ech0. appsgit lists 13 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 13 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 13 |
| Most starred | Ghost (55,489 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 2 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/blogging |

## All 13 Blogging Platforms apps

- [Ghost](https://appsgit.com/apps/ghost): Just a blogging platform. (55,489 stars, MIT, TypeScript)
- [WriteFreely](https://appsgit.com/apps/writefreely): Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. (5,264 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go)
- [Ech0](https://appsgit.com/apps/ech0): Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese). (2,076 stars, AGPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [HTMLy](https://appsgit.com/apps/htmly): Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds. (1,363 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Known](https://appsgit.com/apps/known): Collaborative social publishing platform. (1,123 stars, Apache-2.0, PHP)
- [Haven](https://appsgit.com/apps/haven): Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader. (807 stars, MIT, Ruby)
- [Chyrp Lite](https://appsgit.com/apps/chyrp-lite): Extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine. (494 stars, BSD-3-Clause, PHP)
- [Mataroa](https://appsgit.com/apps/mataroa): Naked blogging platform for minimalists. (369 stars, AGPL-3.0, Python)
- [fx](https://appsgit.com/apps/fx): Micro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile publishing and more (alternative to Twitter, Bluesky). (325 stars, MIT, Rust, Docker)
- [PluXml](https://appsgit.com/apps/pluxml): XML-based blog/CMS platform. (234 stars, GPL-3.0, PHP)
- [Serendipity](https://appsgit.com/apps/serendipity): Serendipity (s9y) is a highly extensible and customizable PHP blog engine using Smarty templating. (227 stars, BSD-3-Clause, PHP)
- [FlatPress](https://appsgit.com/apps/flatpress): A lightweight, easy-to-set-up flat-file blogging engine. (215 stars, GPL-2.0, PHP)
- [Antville](https://appsgit.com/apps/antville): Free, open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. (90 stars, Apache-2.0, JavaScript)

## Replaces

- [Open-source alternatives to Medium](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/medium)

## Comparisons

- [Ghost vs WordPress](https://appsgit.com/compare/ghost-vs-wordpress)

## Related categories

- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.
- [Team Chat](https://appsgit.com/categories/team-chat): Self-hosted messaging, team chat and push notification platforms. A private alternative to Slack, Discord and hosted messengers.
- [File Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sharing): Quick file upload and sharing services plus peer-to-peer clients. Send large files with expiring links, like a private WeTransfer.
- [Analytics](https://appsgit.com/categories/analytics): Self-hosted web analytics and business intelligence tools. Track visitors and product usage or explore your data without sending it to a third party.

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